Post by Chelsea on May 27, 2009 18:28:30 GMT -5
RULES
1. Whatever the admin says, goes. This doesn't just stand for non-members, but all members. Our admins are quite friendly and are willing to help and advice, but if we are harassed or feel that we are being purposely patronized we will not be too kind. If we say something to you or correct you, we are not attacking you, simply advising you, and will not tolerate fools who are just out for a fight. Punishments WILL follow.
2. If you are going to be gone for an extended period of time, it would be much appreciated - and beneficial - if you were to post in the Absences topic. Otherwise we will think you fell off the side of the earth, or worst...lost interest. There will be activity checks whenever I or any of the other staff members see fit. Respond within the next week or your account will be deleted.
3. This is a literate site meaning that posts shorter than three paragraphs are unacceptable. Good grammar and spelling are a must. Also the site is rated r for drugs, alcohol abuse, swearing, and sexual content. If for some reason you don't think you can stomach it than please, there is no reason for you to carry on with the rules, or auditioning.
4. I have a very low tolerance for ignorant people, so please keep the hate and drama in the rp and out of the ooc topics. If something is going down that you think needs to be brought to my attention or any of the other staff members than a PM will be sufficient and we'll see to it. If anyone doesn't abide by this rule than you will receive one warning and one warning only before you are deleted and forbidden to try out again.
5. Do NOT sign up until approved. We will be slightly lenient with this rule, because we know that misunderstandings happen. But we would prefer if you would be as cautious as possible to not make and activate an account until your application has been approved. If you do happen to - hopefully by mistake - make an account without admin permission, please just continue to post your application, and just explain to the admin in a note that it was a mistake (or whatever your excuse may be).
6. Once your application has been accepted, you must sign up as soon as possible. Once the week following your acceptance is up your application will be rejected and your character will be freed up again. If you think you're not going to be able to be active in that week, Please leave a note for the Admin in the Guest OOC forum.
7. I am fine with originals. In fact, originals are more than welcomed, but I would like for you to obtain a canon to begin with. I don't care how many characters you obtain, but they all must be active and plotted amongst other characters. I do however must stress the need for male characters, so in that case if you first apply for a female, the next has to be a male.
8. When making your account, feel free to give it whatever sign-in name is easiest for you to remember. Once you've made the account though, you need to change it to the name of your character. You are NOT permitted to have a general OOC account. Only accounts for your characters, and make sure that you have a different account for each character.
9. Good grammar is a must. A lot of us have busy lives outside of this site and we don't want to spend half of said lives trying to decipher poorly punctuated posts. This means capital letters, commas, semi-colons, correct apostrophe use, quotation marks and full stops. If you have a habit of not using them, I suggest breaking that habit or just not trying out.
10. There will be no god-moding, no Mary Sues, and no Gary Sues. Everyone has their flaws and faults, no one is perfect.
12. HAVE FUN!!